The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis
May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)
Letter to New York Legislators: Pass The Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills to Protect Public Health
By: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project “On February 24, 2022, we sent a letter to the leadership of the New York State legislature in support of two bills, …
DiNapoli: New York’s prison population has gotten smaller and older
January 13, 2022: Nick Reisman, NY1/Spectrum News
New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising
“In the months ahead, policy makers should carefully examine opportunities to reduce the population of incarcerated individuals age 50 and above.“ NY State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli This report provides …
Criminal justice advocates, lawmakers call for passage of parole reform bills
January 12, 2022: Thomas O’Neil-White, WBFO/NPR
Eligible for Release in 2016, Mutulu Shakur Remains Behind Bars With Worsening Cancer
December 2, 2021: Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
On Rikers Island, a Doctor Who Tends to the Oldest and Sickest
November 12, 2021: Ted Alcorn, New York Times
Real Steps Toward Ending Mass Encarceration
Building A Movement to Address Long Prison Terms and Violence Convening Brief / Fall 2020 While there have been victories at the federal, state, and local levels, the focus of …
Growing Older: Challenges of Prison and Reentry for the Aging Population
January 2007: Brie A. Williams and Rita Abraldes, in Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities, John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY Read Here